Sahel Alliance Explained

Sahel Alliance should not be confused with Alliance of Sahel States.

The Sahel Alliance was an international development initiative for the benefit of the G5 Sahel countries launched in July 2017 by the African Development Bank, Canada, Denmark, the European Investment Bank, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, United Nations, the United States, and the West African Development Bank.[1] [2] However, in 2023 the G5 Sahel group was dissolved.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.alliance-sahel.org/en/sahel-alliance/ The Sahel Alliance
  2. News: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance News Al Jazeera . 15 April 2024 . . 16 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Chad, Mauritania pave way for dissolution of G5 Sahel alliance . 2023-12-06 . Al Jazeera . en.